Just purchased both plays, you give the most marvellous reviews!! Very thoughtful and considered commentary - also, I love your description of reading plays as 'brain gym.' I would recommend 'Grounded' by George Brant' to you, only takes an hour or so to read but such a powerful play! :)

Loved loved loved this 💙 1) You need to read Peter & Alice, I think you'd adore it. 2) Can we read plays together via Skype? Maybe The Seer by Ali Smith if Phillip fancies joining us?! 3) I hear you re Beached concern on reading. Our actors were so good and directed in such a way that it felt like coming from place of truth rather than played for laughs. Sometimes Arty has power through comedy. And because it's dark comedy sometimes there's a moment where you laugh then (hopefully) question it. But generally we felt very "with" the family. But if you only read I get that wouldn't necessarily come through which is problematic xx

Hello again, Vix! I adore this video. I think it is your best video so far. To me, as an amateur actress during my teenager years plays weren't hard but I remember people in my class who thought that the compulsory plays that it was horrible. I would recommend you to read 'Don Juan Tenorio' by José Zorrilla (I hope you can find a translated versión). It is the first time that the figure of Don Juan appeared. I know that it is old fashioned and that female portrayal aren't the best but I loved how you could actually criticize masculinity and the idea of being a heartbreaker back then as well as now (and it was the only play that caught the eye of those who dislike plays). When I was living in England I tried to explore Shakespeare as much as I could but I could not afford going to see it live so I had to wait an extra year to read the plays I had to study for my Creative Writing MA. i was fortunate enough to have a fantastical theatre professor and I read 'Hamlet' (compulsory) and 'Romeo and Juliet' and 'Much Ado about Nothing' (which I have seen as a film and I adore it). Being able to read these plays in particular, knowing that I wasn't able to see them live in England, was a pleasure because I could analyze them individually and apply my own views of themselves too (this exercise was compulsory during the course). I filmed videos about them in the channel too, if you want to check them out :). By reading them I also practiced my English and I compared how they were translated into Spanish, which was very interesting. Do you often cast actors for the plays you read while you are reading them? I did that and I want too se if it is only me or some others readers do so. Great video! Lots of love!

I wuz told by an English Lit. PhD student right here on booktube that S'peare plays were NOT to be read but to be seen. Period. Millions of students & others have read these plays. I guess there is feuding within academia about it. *** There seems to be a political split between rival power factions in lots of different countries, not just USA and UK. That ain't gonna end soon. Look for email issues being brought up (in one way or another) vs several left or left-leaning major candidates just prior to various nat'l elections. It looks like an anti-left formula.